India, June 30 -- Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will interact with school students and scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday.

Shukla, along with three other astronauts, is part of the Axiom-4 space mission, which is a 14-day scientific expedition to the International Space Station.

Friday's interaction will be held via ham radio, with a telebridge being set up at Bengaluru's U R Rao Satellite Centre, news agency PTI quoted the Amateur Radio on International Space Station (ARISS) as saying.

Ham radio is a non-commercial radio-communication service considered to be reliable during disasters, when conventional modes of communication are not accessible.

The interaction will be held under the ARISS programme...